Quad City Right
To Life
is
dedicated to articulating and furthering pro-life issues. Our
commitment is derived from a belief that the inalienable right to life
is paramount to all other rights and that without it, all other
rights are in vain and at risk. We believe that every human being, from
the moment of conception until natural death, has immeasurable worth.

You
may have seen our billboards at various locations
in the Quad City Area. They are seen by thousands daily and
causing
persons on both sides to
give thought to the issue.

When you support QCRTL,
you support important
pro-life projects
like this in our community. Thank-you!Our current pro-life
billboard

A few of our past pro-life billboards

Plan
B and the Demise of
Parental Rights

By
Anna Higgins, Family Research Council

Parents
are meant to be the fundamental guiding
influence of a child’s life. They are responsible for nurturing,
educating,
protecting, and providing for their children. This system, established
at
creation by God, is the foundation of every stable,
prosperous society.

However,
our government has attempted to
undermine parental rights and distance parents as much as possible from
important decisions affecting their children. This is happening despite
the
fact that the Supreme Court has long upheld the highest standards of
protection
for the rights of parents to educate and bring up their children
without
interference.

The
latest blow to the traditional family
structure has been leveled by “reproductive rights” groups, a federal
judge,
and the FDA – all of which support the availability of a high dose
hormonal
contraceptive over the counter to young girls without
a prescription.

Petition
Signers Say Using Their Situation to Promote
Abortion Stops Women from Getting Authentic Help

Posted
by Amy at Elliot Institute

Abortion
and sexual assault pregnancy is a difficult subject for many people,
especially
since no one wants to hurt those who have already been traumatized. For
many,
abortion seems like a compassionate answer for women and girls who
become
pregnant as a result of rape or incest. But a group of women who
experienced
pregnancies resulting from sexual assault say that policymakers need to
listen
to those who've been there, instead of using this issue to promote
abortion.

Organ
Donation: Crossing the
LineLinking
the "right to die" with organ
donation has opened a terrible Pandora's Box

By
Nancy Valko, RN, Voices Online

In
the US, whether we are renewing our drivers' licenses, watching the TV
news or
just picking up a newspaper, it's impossible to miss the campaign to
persuade
us to sign an organ donation card. We see story after story about
grieving
relatives who have been comforted by donating a loved one's organs
after a
tragic death, and grateful people whose lives have been changed by the
"gift of life".

But
in the understandable zeal to save or extend as many lives as possible
through
organ transplantation, are some ethical boundaries being crossed?

For
example, since the early 1990s, a little-known but disturbing
revolution has
been occurring in organ donation. A new procedure now called "donation
after cardiac death" (DCD) has been quietly added to brain death organ
donation in more and more hospitals in the United States and in other
countries. It was made possible by linking the so-called right to die
with
organ donation. Now, doctors in Belgium are using DCD criteria for
determination of death to harvest organs after euthanasia.

Since 1973, the heartbeats of
more than 56 million unborn
babies have been silenced by "safe, legal" abortion. That's more than
all of the combined casualties of every major war in which the United
States has been involved.

There are more than 140,000
second and third trimester abortions
each year. (Months four through nine)

By
22 days after conception, the baby's heart begins to beat with the
child's own blood -often a different blood type than the mother.

At 6 weeks, brain waves can be
detected. The child's mouth and
lips are present and fingers are forming.

At 8 weeks, every organ is in
place. Bones and unique
fingerprints begin to form.

Government
researchers in Finland found the suicide rate for women having
abortions was three times the national average and nearly six times
what it was for women giving birth.

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up your
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Protect
Yourself!

Durable
Power of Attorney for Health Care Packets available FREE!

If you don't have a durable
power of attorney for health care (DPOA),
or have one based upon your state's statutory form, you are not
protected! If you have a Living Will, you need to replace it with a
DPOA! Our DPOA is very similar to the statutory forms, but it also has
protective language prohibiting any action intended to cause or hasten
your death. It is written for use in Iowa and Illinois and is by far
the best type of document to have. We have included
educational materials in the packet which you will
find helpful in discussing your wishes with your family and the person
you wish to speak for you.
To obtain a packet, please stop by our
resale shop or contact us by phone or e-mail.